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Sönke Ahrens on Smart Notes

The Informed Life

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Value of Explicitly Thinking About Links

Linking notes in a way that describes the connection helps to avoid collecting random links and ensures each link serves a purpose in developing ideas. This approach leads to quicker deep work instead of just organizing ideas. Distinguishing between doing the work and meta work can be beneficial, highlighting the importance of explicit link thinking as part of the work itself. An analog system with explicit link thinking may add valuable friction that enhances the work process.

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